Research Article

THE ROLE OF –(s)I IN TURKISH INDEFINITE NOMINAL COMPOUNDS

Number: 131 March 1, 2006
  • Erhan Aslan
  • Aslı Altan
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THE ROLE OF –(s)I IN TURKISH INDEFINITE NOMINAL COMPOUNDS

Abstract

This paper intends to clarify the distinction between the third person possessive suffix -(s)I attached to nouns to indicate possession and the compound marker, CM, (s)I used to construct lexicalized nominal compounds by stating their basic semantic and structural differences. To demonstrate the lexicalizing effect of the CM attached to nominal compounds, fifty native Turkish speakers irrespective of age, gender, and educational background were administered a questionnaire. In this questionnaire some nominal compounds, either the head or the modifier parts of which were imparted as blanks, were given to these subjects and they were asked to fill in the blanks with appropriate words. The aim was to find out whether some nominal compounds were more lexicalized than others. The analysis revealed that –(s)I in nominal compounds functions as a compounding marker rather than indicating possession and it has the effect of lexicalizing these compound structures

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Language Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Erhan Aslan This is me

Aslı Altan This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2006

Submission Date

January 1, 2006

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2006 Number: 131

APA
Aslan, E., & Altan, A. (2006). THE ROLE OF –(s)I IN TURKISH INDEFINITE NOMINAL COMPOUNDS. Dil Dergisi, 131, 57-75. https://doi.org/10.1501/Dilder_0000000049

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